Visa Wage Index

Lawyers in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX

Employers filed 42 applications covering 42 positions for this role here, at a median of $225,000 a year. 32 of those state a minimum and no maximum — a Labor Condition Application commits an employer to a floor, not to a salary.

What the government requires here

The prevailing wage for Lawyers in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, wage year 2025-26 — the four levels an employer must meet depending on the experience the role demands.

LevelWho it is forA year
Level IEntry: a role needing basic understanding and close supervision$68,973
Level IIQualified: some experience, moderate supervision$116,210
Level IIIExperienced: sound understanding, limited supervision$163,426
Level IVFully competent: judgement, may supervise others$210,662

Who filed, and at what

EmployerLevelFilingsPositionsMedian
Latham & Watkins LLP Level I 44 $225,000
White & Case LLP Level I 44 $225,000
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Level III 33 $310,000
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Level I 22 $200,000
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP Level II 22 $225,000
Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. Level I 22 $230,000
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP Level IV 11 $435,000
Blank Rome LLP Level II 11 $210,000
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. Level III 11 $181,200
Clifford Chance US LLP Level I 11 $215,000
Clifford Chance US LLP Level II 11 $215,000
Clifford Chance US LLP Level IV 11 $215,000
Crescent Energy Management LLC Level IV 11 $225,000
Diamond McCarthy, LLP Level III 11 $180,000
Engelhart CTP (US) LLC Level I 11 $230,000
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Level II 11 $450,000
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company Level II 11 $135,000
Hogan Lovells US LLP Level IV 11 $225,000
King & Spalding LLP Level III 11 $225,000
King & Spalding LLP Level IV 11 $445,000
Kirkland & Ellis LLP Level II 11 $260,000
Kirkland & Ellis LLP Level IV 11 $575,000
Latham & Watkins LLP Level II 11 $310,000
Magstone Law, LLP Level I 11 $140,000
Mayer Brown LLP Level IV 11 $1,250,000
McDermott, Inc. Level IV 11 $235,000
NORTHSTAR ENERGY MANAGEMENT,LLC d.b.a. NovaSource Power Services Level II 11 $120,000
Roberts & Kehagiaras LLP Level III 11 $163,426
Shannon Lee Beatty LLP Level II 11 $150,000
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Level II 11 $225,000
vetco gray Level IV 11 $211,000

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Source: OFLC disclosure data and prevailing wage library, US Department of Labor (public domain). Figures are what employers filed, not what they paid.